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February 10, 2014

WASP Gives NASA's Planetary Scientists New Observation Platform
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 10, 2014
Scientists who study Earth, the sun and stars have long used high-altitude scientific balloons to carry their telescopes far into the stratosphere for a better view of their targets. Not so much for planetary scientists. That's because they needed a highly stable, off-the-shelf-type system that could accurately point their instruments and then track planetary targets as they moved in the solar system. That device now exists. NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., has designed a new ... read more

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				NASA Technology to Help Develop Noninvasive Medical Treatments NASA has signed two patent license agreements with GRoK Technologies LLC of Houston to help develop novel biotechnology approaches that could have multiple applications in space and on Earth. The ag ... more		NASA EDGE Showcases Three Technology Demonstration Missions Three NASA Technology Demonstration Missions - the Deep Space Atomic Clock or DSAC project, the Solar Sail Demonstrator or SSD and the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator or LDSD project - are the ... more

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Antrix to launch UK and Singapore satellite using India's Polar Satellite Launcher On 29th January 2014, Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), signed Launch Services Agreement with DMC International Imaging (DMCii), t ... more		Baiterek Launch Facility in Kazakhstan Faces More Delays Russia is holding up the transfer of a space launch facility currently under construction to Kazakhstan, the head of the Central Asian nation's space program said Thursday. Baiterek, which is ... more		SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for Space Force Trump 'tough love' on defence better than no love: EU's Kallas Iran considers nuclear weapons 'unacceptable', FM says		Ariane 5's heavy-lift mission is an on the numbers launch success Arianespace has opened a busy year of mission activity in 2014 with another Ariane 5 success that added key numbers to the company's commercial launch services track record. This 250th launch ... more
				A Faster, Simpler Way to Replace Obsolete Parts for B-2 Bomber The U.S. Air Force will get its first look at a faster, more affordable way to replace obsolete avionics on the B-2 stealth bomber under a contract awarded last August to Northrop Grumman. Und ... more		Raytheon to begin Phase 3 on DARPA Persistent Close Air Support program Raytheon is beginning Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program. DARPA has exercised its Phase 3 option with Raytheon, an 18-month, $25.5 ... more

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Raytheon marks delivery of 2000th Griffin missile Raytheon has produced and delivered its 2,000th Griffin Missile. Griffin production began in 2008 as a response to customer requests for a light, reliable, tactical weapon capable of precisely destr ... more		USAF Selects LockMart To Integrate Air Operations and Missile Defense Assets Lockheed Martin is developing a software planner that integrates air operations and missile defense systems, giving the Air Force the ability to "see" and better understand dynamic global situations ... more		Booming tourism takes its toll on Croatia's coast How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed Swiss glacier collapse offers global warning of wider impact		Israeli leaders step up warnings of growing missile threat Amid reports of an Israeli airstrike on advanced Russian-built S-300 air-defense missiles in the Syrian port of Latakia, military chiefs and missile specialists are delivering stark warnings of the 170,000 missiles and rockets they say are in the hands of the Jewish state's enemies. ... more
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MDA announces Canada's DND Sapphire satellite completes commissioning

Scalable Agile Beam Radar Rapidly Achieves Major Program Milestones

NASA Boards the 3-D-Manufacturing Train

US Marines Reach Milestone For New General Dynamics-built Aviation CCS

MUOS Satellite Tests Show Extensive Reach In Polar Communications Capability

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Ariane 5's heavy-lift mission is an on the numbers launch success

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Russian Telecoms Satellites Readied for March Launch

Lockheed Martin Powers On Second GPS 3 Satellite In Production

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US Marines Reach Milestone For New General Dynamics-built Aviation CCS		Scalable Agile Beam Radar Rapidly Achieves Major Program Milestones		Spain's Endesa launches large-scale energy storage project		Israel shoots down rocket fired from Gaza: reports		Israel to help India develop missile defense shield
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Italy pledges to improve conditions at migrant detention centers

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US drops antitrust probe of Samsung over patents

Indonesia officials to skip Singapore Airshow amid name row

California leaders want smartphone 'kill switch'

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Australian tycoon's tirade against Chinese firm

Panama Canal expansion work seen to be at risk after row

NYPD confirms it is testing Google Glass wearable computers

Peugeot presses on with tie-up despite family split

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